We welcome Travellers to come and stay both short & slightly longer term. If you want to stay for a few week's or even a month, which can be a great way to start your NZ/Aotearoa experience or to take a break mid way and foster closer relationships, then this may be possible. There is lots of work in Nelson all year round - cafe, admin, horticulture, in the port & for fishing companies, painting & working in construction.
We have become well known for this nightly treat .....
Hot Chocolate pudding (vegan friendly) & ice cream served every evening, every night of the year @ 8pm. Sometimes ... there is a fruit crumble instead. A nice vibe is created thru this daily ritual which draws people together. We invite guests to have off-line time for an hour or so where games are played, music is made, guests meet new people and share traveller/life stories.
What one traveller said,
"My experience at the hostel was just amazing, lovely people and lovely staff! The hostel is really welcoming, with so many small things that made me feel home: first the chocolate pudding of course, but also the music instruments and games that we can frely use to play all together, the little plants and candles on the tables, the fire to stay warm in winter, the nice backyard with the hammocks, the little lights outside at nighttime."
Free Super-fast Wifi for working/study or connecting.
We have recently set up a dedicated space for digital nomads or travellers who want a space to do online study. It's a lovely room at one end of the hostel with reliable, fast WIFI meaning you can easily come stay for a month or more & work and/or study. Ask about our special rates for travellers who are working online and/or studying and wish to use this space. Nelson really is a great place to spend the winter and has much to do when you aren't working from pottery classes to biking, hiking, cold water swimming & sauna's by the sea, playing football, yoga and much more. In addition the hostel is quieter but still lively and you can enjoy the blue sky days and evenings by the fire.
Log Fire, Hot Water Bottles, Warm Duvets
Winter is a great time to stay with roaring log fire every night, heat pumps in communal areas, hot water bottles, warm duvets and extra blankets, Great vibe. Lots of work in Nelson over Winter. Sometimes there is yoga on offer, football in the park, quiz and movie nights. Join TBB Connect when you arrive - our hostel What's App group and suggest things on this - this is for you - our travellers to connect and enjoy.
Tasman Bay Backpackers
10 Weka St , Nelson 7010, New Zealand
Phone 03 5487950 (Int +64 3 5487950)